Miniseries
1-3
Razor (Although most sets include it as the start of 4)
4
The Plan
Caprica

While Caprica isn't completely necessary, I do enjoy it. It was a slow build up, but the conclusion was worth it. I enjoyed seeing just how different Colonial society was before the war. I wish we had gotten another season or two so we could have seen the build up to the Cylon War and how the Cylons were treated before the war. But I guess that just wasn't meant to be.

Well, there are two sets of webisodes. The ones he means are the ones dealing with the occupation, not the Cylon War. Those can be pretty much watched whenever because they're outside the main timeline of the show.

The Plan is an interesting aside, but not necessary to understanding the series.

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I concur. The Plan was mildly interesting, but didn't really bring anything necessary to the storylines presented in the series.

Watch the Miniseries, Seasons 1 through 3, Razor, and Season 4 (in that order) and you'll know everything you need to know to have a complete understanding of the series. You still won't have all of the answers, but you'll know as much as the rest of us do.

Thanks guys. I am a little jealous, I would love to watch BSG and Firefly for the first time again. I read an article about Serenity that said a producer ran Firefly out of order just to make sure it wasn't successful.

On a side note I am sure it has been discussed; If someone had never seen Star Wars, which order would you tell them to watch it?

“This is the story of love and loss, fathers and sons, and the foresight to retain international merchandising rights...this is the story of Star Wars; Let's begin with Part 4...

Yeah, everything is pretty important. You shouldn't skip anything just because the series slows down a bit.

I've been meaning to try it, but has anyone tried to watch The Plan right after (without giving any spoilers) the speech by a certain someone about X-rays in the main series? It seems to be a logical point to watch The Plan, though I don't remember if the film reveals any spoilers about events in Season 4 (I didn't think there were any if I recall correctly).

I just feel that watching The Plan after the last episode is kinda anticlimactic.

The Plan is pretty much an afterthought... it deserves to be watched. But after watching the entire series. It's been a while since I've since it, but watching it before the end of the series might jeopardize/spoil some things.

Watching "The Plan" before the rest of the series could be spoilerish. I think (at best) you can get away with watching it after the first few episodes of the 4th season. Personally I watched it after finishing the series.

It was okay. Nothing truly staggering. Just nice to see the characters one more time.

Watching "The Plan" before the rest of the series could be spoilerish. I think (at best) you can get away with watching it after the first few episodes of the 4th season. Personally I watched it after finishing the series.

It was okay. Nothing truly staggering. Just nice to see the characters one more time.

Kevin

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It was interesting to see the different take on some of the scenes, and it was nice to see a little more of the Cylon culture, but you're not going to miss anything staggering if you don't watch it.

Watching "The Plan" before the rest of the series could be spoilerish. I think (at best) you can get away with watching it after the first few episodes of the 4th season. Personally I watched it after finishing the series.

It was okay. Nothing truly staggering. Just nice to see the characters one more time.

Kevin

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If you wanted to watch The Plan before the finale, I'd watch it after the first episode of the mid-season break of season 4. Mainly for one particular reveal.

Thanks guys. I am a little jealous, I would love to watch BSG and Firefly for the first time again. I read an article about Serenity that said a producer ran Firefly out of order just to make sure it wasn't successful.

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If it wasn't sabotaged intentionally, it sure seems like it was. Joss Whedon has stated more than once that nobody at FOX understood the show because it didn't fit in with their "jiggles and giggles" programming (at the time) of shows like Married With Children.

On a side note I am sure it has been discussed; If someone had never seen Star Wars, which order would you tell them to watch it?

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Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith. Preferably the original versions (or as close as is available these days) of the Original Trilogy, not the not-so-Special Editions. And the Star Wars Holiday Special should never be viewed under any circumstances.